mm
^i!^i^^^ i'..^i'‘‘i( ’• pn'lit ;iiil ilclii:!it.
J :wm_lil:ick\voo.rs Miigaziin'.
,:..il, 'v.v- ::.ihii'i(i ii.t'i r ()•'ir, '■'... .
'!i“^( ;il)!iut a liiot t!i)\vn liis back.
'Phis s;iMn_;c’ Ciiru'atuir «>1 the Ji'iman
I Un Mi was (Ircs^nl in a loui; inilitni'V
i \\illi nil rj)aiilcttc on I'ai li
I (Ic!-. Onliis lu'ail he wore a i mca'(!-
hat, surnuninteil l>y a %vli‘V.) Ic;iilicr r
j,r!\- ti ni l.r (>\ In;-' •vlf.; ;.l. nui n;r.
:inv ri^k ol liis- liiuirc ;fls
in liic .same fur {!)-^ sal-,«‘of a (juaricl.
He tlioreicrc wiM'ly ; ockctiMi Ihe al-
tVont, an«l ^acriru’cd his own iirlings to
a sense orpcn^unol inti.rest.
] in jtiv uncle
1 found lhat, he
COLONEI- ()’shai’«;!im:s';v.
I was tu'o-an«l-t’ven!y years of ai;e | ootiple of A-el hi'^li. I lis l(v.v»>i'li’.nh-^,
hcfore I made up !iiv mind ps to v. hal | were eased in iiiiiueriMJ 1 li.'NsIan boots , ^
life. Mv 'reaihiop; a!>ove th: knee, and ii-},t ■ ],is bn.ther olhe.MS. It n;ay be\vfUHlered
bud ^kin Miiaii fcclclhe- while a «’.vord, how .Mich e..posite feelinp eould eMbt
l.aa ro;r.c npon tip ?ooncr h.cu v.*c c\-
pecled, and we curse.l tiieir unmantu-i-
Iv iiitrusion from the botti.m of o«i
souh. We did not rnind
to be taken awav from our wine was
more than could be easily endured—
and we swoie sundry deadly oaths to be
rcnmrnt. i Im.n,. xu:r. 1»'I'I rovcnxed upon ^
! nt, ,n,l love,I a„J n-.,« ctcl, l.y
shealhed in a steel ea^v, aiul hilted with
silve r and slia2:reen, d:Mi;:;I*‘d ni his^i({(^
Si’ch \\ as'the exlei iur 11 ( ol. U'Shau;rh-
husiness I should follow lor
lather wished me to pursue his callinf;
(if a lawyer, hut I hated law. JMy ;no-
ther ]iroposeil bringinc; me up to the
(.hurch : this I dibfiked aUo. U was
then suggested, l^ut with no better sue- nessy.
ress, that 1 should study ])!tysic. J.aw 1 i,ad nlwoy? been a favourite wilh
was loo sedentary for niy disposition. 1 j this military reh’tive. 1 was called al-
could not think of it without brinL;ing j ter him, and, duriiii; my boyhood, he
to laind n!ust3' paj>ers, equivocations, j showed me many mark-s ol kunlness.
their impertmenee , cu
my uncle lor beinc; ofl hi;> guard ; i^he
was so, so was every one
with re;rard to (-n(> man ; hut so it was.
'I’licy all likefl him for his i;;ood na
ture : they lau;i!i'd at him for his oddi
ties ; aiKresleemed liim for his courr.i^-e
■ind inte^nty. l^y tiie men he was
called the Sijuintin;; Colonel ; but this
was doni; from sheer ii;ood hunu-ur, and
i.ot, ns is too often the case, from malice
and endless chicanery. 1 had imbibed j I rememb( r the ve?}- day on which he { or s|)leen. J^ly )wy -‘'I
the common and absurd notion lhat all i K ft us tv.elve years befoie — I v/as then | to indul;:e m wine r.t t.ie mess (.inncis ,
lawyers ^\ere roj;ut-. 1 rernemhiMed | ;.;n~he lilled my pockets with i)ence, ] ijiit he placed !ue alon:;-suie o umv i ,
the sharp, mea';ie, ;:al!ow lii;ur('s who because 1 had beaten a boy hip'^cr than I and Idled my j^lass fiom ins own jo i t.
tnvM.-ir. lie sv/oie it was what he had The only f.iult_ which he had was hat
(hme when of that a«>;e. 'fo him 1 com-1 of shootin;; with the lon;^ how.
munlcated the awkwaid sliur.tion in I-after day he re;j:aled us with storp ut
which 1 was placed, and bej;ned his ad-ihis ('X[)loils in India, and ( l;>eu nere.^
yio(._ ' ' j'i'he mess-t;.Me was kej)t jn
‘•So they tironose/’ said he, “ t*^'
make a pr.ison oi'you i)oy No, MimxI
and wound‘d, tliat will iK ’.’er i'r>. e
\iavc got jjleaty ol them in t!ie aviu}'. ^
As tor a (’if)ctor, every ie-rimei,t Itas aj-- h.' nose :.'ul i l.nvi p;)rnai'!ie.i t
like M'.t c:ni.‘ki5S—aiul liij
1 '.vas ilnv.’n up Into a ^rim
liaunted our lejjjal courts ;it Didilin, and
if 1 saw a man unusually crafty, or ex
pert at ON erreachinu; his neiiilihour, I
?ct him straightway down as a iavvyor.
it was straiije lhat I should posse.ss
hueh notions, for my f.iiher \,as one
of the hoiiesiest men in l\i.''tenc>', and
one of the i’attest.
Tiie church. 'I’liis was .somel.hin^-
better, but it woi'.Id not do. Vaisf)ns
■were associated in my mind with fat
paunches, anrl unmeaning indolence.
'Phe life of a parish priest, confined to
one spot on larth, and havini'; no asso
ciates but country bum])kin>« and old
maids, w;;s iiitolcrable. 1 knew sever
al cleni;} nieii, anti they were fat, pious,
lieavy-hf’aded fellows. 'I'he jiarson oi
our palish, moreover, was a blockhead
—at least, so 1, in rny wisdom, tliought
]iroper to consider him. This knocked
on the head all hopes of turning my at
tention (o the church.
Phy.-iic. I loathed the idea. Surge
ons, physicians, apothecaries, mcn-mid-
Tvues, were my dislike. Pills, potions,
and pectorals, miglit be very ivell in
th(
of them
patience was at an end. “Tom,” said
he, “ you are now a man, and it is high
i kui^bter wiiii IMS r :-.!rav;);:>anc
! r.'Oi,’. .il'.vavs a I'l i loi’
■ tir!;e:i irrt ^^istihly »'f'!'.iii'
j -ii n. TI'C S'/'Uin; "i' !■:■■
! }i.5 nose :.'ul i l.nvi p]
a roar o:
else. The
l')uke ()f Wellit^gton was quadrilling it
at a ball, and the Colonel was amusing
his friends with wine and mirth at his
own supper-table. '
^Ve were marchcd to aterloo. 1
must candidly confess, my sensations
were far from being of a pleasant kind,
an*l I believe those of iny comrades were
not much more agreeable. Wc knew
titat a doubtful battle had been fought
at (^nartre l^ras, and were assured that
the Prussians had sustained a signal de
feat at J.igny. The knowledge did not
contribute much to raise our spirits; and
when we observed the remnants of the
railant Scotch regiments, which were
, ;t annihilated at the former place,
tiie number of woundeu brought in,
a'.ir.o
:,ddlc-, w.u at ll.es- : wc became convinced that we had our
■ in its er.pri s-) work cut out for us, and that the r rench
were not easily beaten as we expected.
Iiowcver, no one nad taid a
brace oftlmn ; then' is no iiC'.'d lrry(;i:
to add to unn,A la'Ayei ilo
they talk of mal;i!.;.!i; you — h re ir.y iiJ'-
clo squinted horri!)iy, .'’ntl gr:isj;t.'d t’l.;
handle of his sword — “ 1 tell yon, 1 i.i ;.
if you become a hnvyer.
neplie\v of nine. 'J'uuud
illOl. I M I.: ii ')'
!.f (ieiii’nt. ile told tl’.c sune
di.'-/ens of times over, and evei>-
it was rrnlVrcnt. The humour, h-
y(;n are :iu | ( r. rcvcr (\ :!por::ted : it was alway
* and li'zhl-iand rarv; ar..!, when he had cone-
t.aid a word.
Kach moved on in dubious silence, re
solved to do I'.is hi St; but inwardly curs
ing the ill luck which brought him there
and wishing himself at Dan or Leershe-
ba.
We were placed, as ill luck would
li-'vo jt, in tlie very iront ol the battle.
•di
nai
r;':cita].-
I,
! Our rogiuK nt v. as known to be a good
one, and the steel to the baek-
at:V Ot iii'j
whole v.'.fs.s ruhl'ed Tin'ir I’ands,
‘‘Kxoelicnt I—!}evi]i--;h "ood, (,'( h n
resounded from one end of the | qualities, tm’we were drawn oi) opno-
Ite to a loriridablc artiiler}’, hacU( u
1 hone ; and in Muth, wo needed all our
el
?*Tv ui'.clc w'as one
low my profession?'^ 1 begged to be to my uncle: he squinted at me a lookof'scLs, and enioyed for a time the luxuries
time you should think of doing some
thing*for yourself. Suppose you fol
profession 1 begg
excused.
“ Su])pose you become a parson }”
“Never. J’arsons arc fat, stupid,
and gormandizing.”
“ Or a jihysician
ning, (lid I nf)t once lose a huaun u
])Gu:ids by a rascally attorney ! I tell
you, 'J'om, there is no sucli cf.mniission
in tlic service as that of a Ia\v) ('i'. No,
genius!’Vm!m.S‘cn^^ ule !u-mr’'i'‘^^ I of the" ery 'iV^w houncir^ u^om I hav. | by a strong body
IS tlieunlyiil.ro 101-l;(.-ver known to lie, »t bottom, j
fhi'fsugKc'li'on' .miTKp^rssal'm'v^ w.l- j Aliout n yc„- nfier I joinoci tlio rof.i-1 yon
lin^ness to follow his advice. In truth, , ment, we were ordered to tne contirei.t. ^ ni, s ..ndpdlv uncomfor-
had broke loore from i:il)a. I t'fg^'n lo leel contoundedly uncomloi
tahle. The battle, a considerable time
b;fore tliis, had commenced in various
parts .if the line : the rest wa^ joining in
lingness
leir'way, but to me, the very thought I had always a pvnchan! towards a mil i llonaparle hr
['them was abomination. r>lv father’s ' itary life, wasglad to adopt any schcnie i and was organi",ing his .Mniies lo try
which promised to rid me of tlio detes-jonco mon; the fate .d v/ar Vvnh thiM on-
tableprofesslons forwhich I was de.stined i gr.-gated powei 'i of I^urope. Our voy-
by iny paifiits. lJut would they accedeagf' affords nothirg worth relating,
to my wish ? I expresned my doubts i St:liice it to say, we marched to i^rus-
anger, as mucii as
to sny, “So you i and amusements of that pleasant city.
(jue:'tion my inlluencc with your fath-1 My undo had here occasion to ligl.l n
er a:'.d mother ?” In a trice he was ] duel with a French ollicer. who th.ought I
closicled wilh the former, and laid the ; lit to cast some practical jr.kcs on the'
proposal before him—no more antici-1 obliquity d’ his vision. The i’n'ncli-
“ Worse than ail.” My father could paling a ri.fusul, than to be disobeyed j man insi-ted on lijrhting v. iih the smr.il-
contain liimself no longer. His plump 1 by his own corporal on parade. I le j sword, and the Coloi el gratiiied his de-
for he was very choleric, was did not know the old lawyer, who »)oih‘t-; sire, 'i'he result was siniiular enough. ,-n • . ..,,1 .
' ' ' 1 know lost an eye,-Ids a-lvor:.iry’s 'ii'op, ^^omo killed oulr;-ht, and some
] toil liaving ])enetrated nearly an incli | >'‘'jerately wounded.
lace, lor he was very
llushed to a deep crimson. “'I'om, I | blank objected to the scheme,
hall give, you two days to consider of not how my uncle looked on this occa-
her I sion : I have no iloubt It was very grim.
High word
tween them
It rajji'.ii’, : and it now became our turn
to take par*, rs the enemy opposite was
advancing his'irori Iront to the attack.
At last his artillery, succeeded by show
ers of musqiictry, opened upon us. We
relumed these compliments in the same
sl.\ le. and (loiibtlcss with good cfTect.
1 shall never forget my feelings on the
r.rst disciiarge of the French guns. In
t very (juarter of our line an opening was
made, ami a number ol men
to give liis observations va:\ie, la.s gj*',
l!eman has, furthci, tiie hap[/y talciHoi'
conveying them to his readers wilh
such clearness, that the most ignorant
nurse can have no difiiculty in com
prehending liim, -and this, as iho
work especially tends to the instruc-
tioTi ofthose who undertake that lowly,
but not unimportant oflice, constitutes
no slight recommendation in its favour.
We cannot follow him through his de
tails. A useful hint or two, by way of
specimen, will sufiiee, to sliev/ the val
ue of Mr. North’s observations.
“Many nurses and mothers arc in
the haliit of suddenly rousing children
from their sleep, and carrying them
from a room comparatively dark into a
glare of light. Such a custom is decid-
edly improper. A child should !h>
gradually and gently awakened. Mccii
momentary excitement is produced even
in the adult by being roused suddenly
from sleep; and there can be no doubt,
that children become in consequence ef
such imprudence, more liable to con
vulsive aftections. Montaigne, we arc
told, always contrived to break thy
slumbers of his infant son by the grac!-
ual sotmd of a soft musical instrument.
The idea was happy, although its gen
oral adojition would be-attendcd with
some dilViculty.”
The imi)ortance of temperance in a
nurse he strongly insists upon.
“ A predisposition to convulsive ai'-
fections in children may be originally
produced in consequcnce of their being
suckled by a nurse addicted to the fre
quent use of spirituous liquors. In sev
eral instances I have known childrcti
rapidly recover their health when the
nurse was changed, who had cxi ibitcd
most of the premonitory symptimis oi*
convulsions, whilcthey weresuckled by
a woman who indulged in the common
vice of gin-drinking.
“ Violent emotions of mind, or ex
cessive bodily fatigue, should be avoid
ed by nurses. ^Ir. Gilbert relates the
case of a child, w ho died of convulsions
after having sucked a nurse, who had
been exposed to hard labotir under a
burning sun, Boerhaavc knew some
instances in which epilepsy was pro
duced in children, in consequence oi
their nurses having had violent fits oi
passion. Beasumcs remarks, that he
w'as informed by one of his prolessinnal
brethren, that his child died sLuldcnly
of convulsions after having been suck-
leil by a woman who had been violenlU'
exasperated. London Courier.
seen to
it. \ ou have hefooleil your mol her
and me long enough. What the ilevil,
bir ! do you mean to ilo nothing for
yourself in Ibis life? Jletore 1 uas a
year older lhanyt)ii, I was married, and
in the receijit of two huiidiod a-year.
If you are not prcjiured to give me a
decisive answer l-y the day after to
morrow, by the lieauwis, 1 will ”
very grim. ; into tl'.al. valiiabh
it is certain, ensued be-1 with his usual philosojihy, imputed tliej'^*''
. The Colonel's notions ofi whole as a punishment Irom Heaven up-
military di.'-f.ipline were too strict to j on his prosumpt;ious enemy, for in:sult-
enable him to digest any or,j)ositiofi lo i ing tlie oj)tlcs of !ii'^ n( i;:libi)r.
'I'his pleasant life could not last for
ever. 'i'he storm was gathering around
US', am! we daily expected to commence
“war’s bloody game.” However, we
, The gaps were
oruan. My uncle, instantly liildl by oUiers, who st('pped
• * I 1 * ‘ *
forwaril Irum li.e* rear
iir.it (d’niv battles
The Phrase of “ /?/?/*? Slncking."
—Many of the orders whose hjsjonrs
nil the pages of works on knighthood
ha^ e no claimsto their j)laces, without c;-
rear ranks. It was ther royal or pontifical authority, ana
_ s, and I felt, in spite j wearing :h> badge or cross except in thft
of all my eilurls, ti.e trepidation and j imagination of the writer. The socicty
his v.’ishej. I was in the next room
ticnibling for the result, and 1 heard him
be-iov/ the appellations of ass-
block
head—ninny, ver}’ prol’usely^ Ujx^n my
I f. ^lier, \\ ho retorted, bv ibreateninc;
tliought of it as little as po'-sible, »»nd
He did not finish ihe senteiK'e ; so much . . . , , .
the woise. It was his arirf r which ]»ic-' him w ilh an action at law tor an assuuit. j dr>ink* the rich wines of rj* !gium, and
vented him, and 1 knew t'hu;. sumelhing i'l'hcreafler Ihe door opened, then was} i.img merry catches, u ilh as much ap-
serious was iti the wind. " I dashed fiercely to by son'ieone who jjass-1 |,;u'ent unconcern as If we had been in
1 did not slet-p well iIijI nM:;!i*. How led out. It was my uncle. I heard his | (juarfers .-it home. I believe there v.-as
'',ould 1 ? Thii.Us ut'io C(Uiie\o a bear- U'vord. rattling, and I'.is hf^ivy Hessians | not a mess like ours, fer humour and
ing. I kni w my i v.lioitemper too . trampling loudly as he descended the
;\ell to ti’.ii.k t'.iut he would wait any
longer. 3Jy one means ami another I
i!ad procartinotetl and pul oil I'or more
than a tweKemonlh, and a greater de
lay it was iir.j)o«si!jle to e\i)oct. Next
day 1 was uosually dull, ami so were
mv father and mother. J saw thal I
)uul oUended them, but in what manner
to recover their good graces, without
doing injustice to my o\vn imdinations,
1 wns at a loss to peiceive. Lawyi^r—
jiarsoM—doctor, floated alternately like
jnotes through my brain. I must be
one of the thr! ■; ; so my worthy jtarents
)iad determined. Never, in the course
of my life, did 1 make so many wry fa-
ees : the more I consiih'red tlni maiti r,
ihe more intolerable did it seem.
stair. He betook himself straightway
to my iiiolher, with whom he had an
inte£vicw of half an hour, ^Vilelhcr
his elo'quonce prev.'^iled more wiiii her
than V.ith her liusliand, is unknown.
Certain it is, that he left the hou'-e in
liigh dudgeon. 1 saw his tall saunt
form, surmounl('d i)y his gigantic Icat'n-
er, pass out at the fioni door. His ser
vant carried I/in iravelling-!;ag, boot
jack, and porLu:ani!’au' behind him—
1 remember the particular time when
all tills gay scene was changed into hus
tle and lamentation. 3Iy uncle had
invited ihe oli’icersto supper, and placed
before them the firstlings of a large .suj>-
ply of capital \’olnay and cliainpaign,
\sliicb he had purchased from r French
indrchcn! dr ri/t. Ne\(‘rditl I beliohi
him in lietter spirits, lb* relatC(.i, wilh
j infinite humour, his exploits m India
I against serpents, tigt;rs, aiul Pindarees;
and hesojourned to tin! next inn, tlure, [ami varied tlie tales, which he had of-
anxii lyofanovii iate. The noise, smoke,
confusion, and destruction, were horri-
“ Kcei)sleady, my brave boys—
lire away,” was licanl on all sides from
tlie oincersencouraging their men: they
fought like lions. Not a man thouglitof
llitiching: the same indiunitable liritish
sjiirit ariimated them all.
During the whole of-this time I stood
in the heart of the light, the Ki.'iLc's
colours waving over my head. The
men were dropping fast around me. I
heard the balls whizzing like hall past
my ears, lii a little longer I was .so stu-
piiicd that I hardly knew’ what I did,
or where 1 was. At last I lieard the
voice of my uncle calling out, “Well
de la Calri [of the stocking] was iorn:
ed at Vcni.:c in the year 1-100, totlic
honor of t!ie inauguration of the Doge,
Michcle Stcno. 'I'iic emjdoymeal ol
the members was conversation arul fe^
tivily;andso si)!etidid were tlieeiitci-
tainments of music and dancing, that th''
gay spirit of otiier jiarts of Italy anx
iously solicited the honor of seats iutlic
society. Aii tlu ir statutes regarded on
ly tiic ccremonios of the hall an 1 thca-
tre; and the mrmijers being resolved in.
the religious performance, took an oath
in a church to that tendency. They
had banners and seal like an author;.^'
ed order of knighthood. Their drc'S
was as splendid and elegant as Vencti.m
done, Tom—that's a brave boy. 'I'ake ; luxury and tas»e could fashion it; aiui,
care of your colour^, and stand fa.st.” conslstentiy wil h the singular custom o
His wol-tis roused me, and I looked up, marking; aca.lemirs and other intcllcrt
IS he said, to taki' up liis quarters diirinii;
the remainder of his stay in the city.
In a short time a mih’lttry genllemar.
walk'd uj)oii my father, w ith a challenge
lioni tlie (,'idonel. 'I he worthy lawyer
I got alarmed,—so did my mother,—so
How things might have ended itisjii|(i ]. I was even more than alarmed;
d.iilicull to suy, when my mother's cddest
bri'tlier. Colonel 0‘Sliaughness\, ar
rive*' at our hou.>e. He had iu.jt leaci:-
cil lln^land, from liulia, wilh his reu;i-
nient, after an absence of ten years,
j^erhaps the whole army could ikjI fiir-
i.ish such an t.ilmirable Illustration of
I was irritated against my unc.Ie, whom,
notu ilhslanding all his well-intended
kiiuIne'S, I cfjuld not but (ieepiy ceiis'ii*’
for such an outrage ou my nwii lle>h
and bhiod.— ,No danger iio\ve\cr ensu
ed. My father could light any man
j wilh a law-ji.ipor, i)Vit he had a moita!
tfie ludicrous, bjth in ])erson and man-j ( i sion to powder and si i't. 'The Con
ner. In stature he rose to six feet two j seij'ieiici' v>as, that iie ma'.Ie a humldc
inches, and was without exception, the I :,j)()lo':y to his iirotlter-in-law—jiromis-
thinnest man, to he in good lualth, I j ed to let me h:n (* n \ own way—and
fcvc-r saw. His legs were like spindle- j l)egged of the Colonel' to return to his
fshaidis, and his long lank arms dangled j house. 'I’he iio!(' business u as
from his shoulders, as if stm k there ar- | wilhin :>n hour. .My uncle came back
lificially, instead of being i.atnral mem- \ to dinner and shook liands w ith his re-
hers. His nose and chin w t re both In-i lation. cnngratulaling me at the same
cudinately ])eaked: his moutii was large, jtime upon my apjironchiii^; chanc:e of
ftnd his(dieeks hollow’, and maiked w;lh j Hie, 1 ha\e leason In h». Iieve that a re-
Ktronglines. In additionInHiI -. hesfiinn-' foneiliation wi'uld not have ensued so
ted oddly with both t yes. 11 i.i v umple.v-! easily, hut lo!’ I he cii cumstance of the
ionw.iS ofahrownish yelh(W. Thelore j Colontl havini^upwardsofei'jht lhous;uid
and lateral parts of his head weii', cpiite ! poiimls in the stocks. My talher knew
en told helo»-e, with s^oh consummate
and saw him in the act of leading on
Iris men to a charge. At this moment
the ensign who bore the
I colours tell deati rd'out ten yards from
! my side, 'J'he stainiard was raised by
aserieanl, who \vas almost Ins'antlv kill-
1
Ingenuity, tliat they no lonti'i r seemed
Ihe same^hing>. The whole mess was jencourag^.'meiit, ” thought
coi.vulsed with laughtii. His wine, 11' “ 1'^-'“'^ ^ I urn
which they laid in in proper si\lc, th.ev I "’HI be next.” I now began to reflect
pronounced to bt' “devilish* good ;‘‘j how much better I should have been at
l)uf his stories were “a !—d ti«;;d het- j ^'ome, fcdlowing after some pacific pro-
ler.” I'ity that such delightful mo-!^^hinding here to be pinked
ments, sh.ould he i)rd\en in upon — Init 1 rascally Frenchman who fanci-
so it was. Ill the midst of mie of hisj^'^1 h r a shut. Honour is a v(’ry
most interesting adventures 1k‘ stopp/cd i pretty thing lo talk ol on the peacii cs-
sli'U-t, as if sometliing caught his car.! but during war it isonoof
He listened, and heard tiie dist.Mit re-1 ugliest things in the w^orld : and so
bald, but th»' haii\ w!.;i. !i_b‘.11 !." • ; t.nis; a!;d like a li ue p!ii!(>;:«)j)hLr. th'.'jghi
little of ii soldier am I, that 1 would ra-
llier, any day, die like a Christian on
my bed, than be killetl In battle in any
manner, however honourable. iUit tin's
is a digression.
{('vuc'inlcd ncrt ti.re!;. )
I'lort (d’lirin:;. In a moment after, the
i)iigles were sounded t hrouu:h the streets,
callings to arms. “ (ienilcmen,” said
he, “ we n>usl move ;—the enemy is at
hand. — I will finish my story at some
other time.” Alas ! we never all met
ttled i too;( ther ai;aln. ?»Iany gallant fellow
who that evcMiIng laughed at the eccen- MiKSi'.iiV DISKASIIS
trlcities of their worthy Colonel, werr' “ l.Ujy.rraHth'ia nn the
in a few hours stretched out cidd and i rf Injmits hij John :orlh, Mnnhrr of ihe
lilVdess ep.oii Ihe fudd of honour. j Coynl ('(jlh'-t of Sar.nons, V.r."
I shall not attempt to describe iheap- i Wc do not very often review Medi-
pearance winch Ihussels pres. nled on , cal Works, hut Air. Ncrth’s I'.ook is
this memoralde night. All was deafen- | one of such obvious utility, ttiat we can
mg noi.M* and conliision. \\l'Wi'|(> la- htliK) hesitation in recommending it
ken unawares :-the I’a nch, v\ .ih their i Im _i;,.,u'ral peiusal. Possessing; all that
'• K.i tCteiiitic Lron'/ - -j .niv U ;'■r:‘,.nlh',e !.n;w which ii :'‘qui:d!''
ual associatian-' 'oy external signs ol lol
ly, the members, when they met in !if
rary discussion, were dislinguishcl I'V
the colors of ilieir stockings.—The cc
lors were son'.etimes fantastically bl' nil
ed, and at other times or.e prevailei-'-
'I'he Sociely do la Calza lasted till th"
year 1 TjOO,‘when t!i(‘ fo-ppery of It.ih:i ‘
lileratiire took some other symhi .-
'I’he rejected title then crossed the .VI;'""
and f(;!::ul a eopgenial soil in the lV|'
pancy and literary trifling of
society, and particularly branded IcnM*^
pedantry as Strongest feature in t!h:('h:u'
acter of J'’rench ])iett‘nsion. It divcrf:
ed from France to I'higland, and
while mai’ked the vanity of the sir.:!/
advance in literature of our femah' c.'-
t.'rie.i, Ihit the propriety of i!s npH'
cation Is now gradually ceasing: f’l'
see in e.ery circle tint attaininent'
literature can Ix' accomplished with;''
loss of womanly niodesty. It is in h'-’
country,ahoveall o!Iiers, thatknnwd' -;-''
asserts her right of gi'iuTal domini^''*’
or contends if she be the sustainin':
'■ii!;y of one sc/x, sIk; forms the li.^'l't*-’
ciiarmi, the graceful drapery of the o
th('r. ^ uMi/l's Chii-'dri/.
Mr-, f;. li, Mil^, Wiitcr-st. N^"'
Vofk. advertises a kind of smin’calk;*!
yhierican (lentlcninn. Her mori''an
ticnian, she says, has hccome tlie
r^puhu P'l'if-'i:; ‘‘.tr t niO'J